Liverpool fans will be bringing food bank donations with them to Ibrox to be donated to food pantries across Glasgow.
Football Fans Supporting Foodbanks has teamed with Unite the union ahead of tonight's match at Ibrox to bring together food for those in need.
The group from Mersyside has arranged a delivery of food, part-donated and part-purchased, to be brought to Glasgow on a Liverpool supporters bus travelling to the Champions League group game.
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The Scottish branch of Fans Supporting Foodbanks, including Celtic and Rangers fans alongside Unite members, will be distributing the provisions to food pantries around Govanhill, Ruchazie and Castlemilk.
Recent research found that across seven Glasgow constituencies over 152,000 residents – 24 per cent - are experiencing moderate to severe levels of food poverty.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “There is one thing fans can agree on; hunger doesn’t wear club colours. But the levels of food poverty in our communities is disgraceful. Politicians should be ashamed for allowing hunger to grip our communities on this scale, so we are joining forces and taking matters into our own hands.
“This is an important initiative and it’s just the beginning. Unite intends to build power in our workplaces and simultaneously organise in our communities. Unite will establish permanent bases on the ground in Glasgow to work with workers within their communities to deliver an economy that works for them.”
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